Charles Barnes

Charles Barnes was a general of the US Army who commanded the 37,000-strong US 7th Army during the Acquisition of American Brunei.

Biography
Charles Barnes was born to an English-American family, and he was given command of the 37,000-strong US 7th Army, made up primarily of infantry guards, elite US soldiers. Barnes was given command of the invasion of North Borneo, which was entirely under Bruneian control (in both present-day Brunei and Malaysia). Barnes overcame the Bruneians easily, and Brunei became a protectorate of the USA.